Legal Opinion
World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guideone Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2009No. 08-17258PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This is an insurance case raising some questions of Georgia law.
Without issuing a written reservation of rights, an insurer assumed the defense of a lawsuit for almost eleven months but stopped defending near the end of the discovery period because it decided that there was no coverage. At that point the policy holder hired its own attorneys to defend the lawsuit. About one month after the new attorneys entered an appearance in the lawsuit, the insurer filed a motion for summary judgment. The policy holder’s new attorneys filed a motion requesting more time for…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Arizonans for Official English v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Eusebio M. Martinez, Father of Jacqueline M. Martinez, a Minor, Deceased v. Jose Rodriquez and Antonio Rodriquez, D/B/A Ingram Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Greenbriar, Ltd. v. City Of AlabasterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Barbara Elizabeth Lawson v. Life of the South Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- HRCC, Ltd. v. Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- Billy Raulerson v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
- World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guideone Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Deen v. EglestonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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